Mickolution posted:Out of interest, who are the "worst people ever" you mentioned? Dirty Desmond and his cronies have taken the mantle from the group of tossers on Channel 4 who kept pushing this nonsense. At least Channel 5 doesn't have a million repeat channels with good content on that can be replaced with this rubbish.
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Big Brother was the number one work experience destination for people at my uni who were doing a post production course. Basically there would be around 20 editing suites just for the sheer volume of content and they would sit there for hours trying to find anything worth watching. It's good that it's gone though, Channel 4 can finally put on some decent stuff which they are certainly capable of doing.
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Apr 6, 2011 19:52
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First episode of White Van Man is being repeated on iPlayer, and the tall of the Inbetweeners shows up in it.
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Apr 6, 2011 20:09
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SeanBeansShako posted:Dirty Desmond and his cronies have taken the mantle from the group of tossers on Channel 4 who kept pushing this nonsense. What's the problem with him? I'm genuinely asking, I don't know anything about him, Don't get Channel 5 either, so don't pay it much attention.
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marktheando posted:Oh can I play too? Watching Big Brother is no different than watching a racist paedophile nazi murder babies for fun. Next, on Channel 5... (although Channel 5 have actually grabbed The Walking Dead, which I loved, so I'm slightly conflicted in my views about Dirty Des' channel) Mickolution posted:What's the problem with him? I'm genuinely asking, I don't know anything about him, Don't get Channel 5 either, so don't pay it much attention. The Supreme Court fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Apr 6, 2011 |
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Apr 6, 2011 21:13
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Campus is pretty not good.
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Apr 6, 2011 21:25
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Mickolution posted:What's the problem with him? I'm genuinely asking, I don't know anything about him, Don't get Channel 5 either, so don't pay it much attention. He owns the Daily Express and Daily Star, two of the most xenophobic vile rags out there. The papers frequently break regulation with the bulshit that fills their pages, to get around this he unsubscribed the papers from the regulatory body... Also he is a oval office.
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Apr 6, 2011 21:35
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So I have been watching Peep Show with the lady friend recently. We've just gotten to Season 2, and I have to say that Mark (David Mitchell's character) is literally the living embodiment of e/n to such a degree that it sometimes makes me quite uncomfortable. Every bit of awkward/creepy/pathetic/neurotic dorkdom that emerges on that forum is present in some way in this character. This would be a good way for someone to judge whether a guy is a horrible loser or not, actually--watch Peep Show with him and see how he reacts. I say "guy" because I can't imagine a woman being self-hating enough to cheer for this character. Also it's loving hilarious.
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Apr 7, 2011 14:13
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You're spot on, really. I see a lot of myself in Mark though, in the stuff he thinks anyway. George Costanza too 
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Apr 7, 2011 14:39
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There is a little bit of Mark in any quiet awkward British male. If you have all of it though god help you.
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Apr 7, 2011 15:25
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Apart from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are there any other goons working at TV production companies? My internship is finishing soon and I want to get my CV out there as much as possible.
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I can definitely relate to Mark in some ways, but I certainly don't get myself into situations where I just keep digging and end up having to eat a dog.
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SeanBeansShako posted:It is pretty exploitive and the worst people ever make money from it.
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Apr 7, 2011 16:35
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:Aww, thanks! I didn't know dammit  .
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Apr 7, 2011 16:41
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NaDy posted:I can definitely relate to Mark in some ways, but I certainly don't get myself into situations where I just keep digging and end up having to eat a dog. Haha, it's obviously not that bad, but the great thing about Peep Show is that in hearing the character's thoughts, you're privy to some very dark ideas and thoughts that most people are capable of. I often find myself playing games of "what if" in mundane situations like Mark does.
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Apr 7, 2011 16:41
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Pretentious statement alert, the modern man has no good or evil conscious just Mark and Jez in their heads instead.
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Apr 7, 2011 16:43
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I'd be partial to agree with that. Every real man is made up of Mark and Jez, differences arise when people have different quantities of each. I think we should submit a paper to a behavioral psychology journal with this in.
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Apr 7, 2011 16:47
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There's a thought. Also, what is it with the "-z" nicknames you Brits come up with? Baz, Gaz, Daz...I guess those are okay, it's just that "Jez" sounds a lot like "jizz."
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Apr 7, 2011 17:45
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:Aww, thanks! Weren't you about to make a thread about the BBC? I recall something like that a few months ago but I never saw the thread. Just saying it would be quite interesting.
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Apr 7, 2011 18:14
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I am literally unironically happy that Big Brother will be coming back and will probably watch it a lot if there's anyone in it who takes my interest. Suck my dick.
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Apollodorus posted:So I have been watching Peep Show with the lady friend recently. We've just gotten to Season 2, and I have to say that Mark (David Mitchell's character) is literally the living embodiment of e/n to such a degree that it sometimes makes me quite uncomfortable. Every bit of awkward/creepy/pathetic/neurotic dorkdom that emerges on that forum is present in some way in this character. The second episode of the first series, where Mark draws Sophie the swastika cartoon on a sticky note and then hides in the stationery cupboard, had me eating my fist in some bizarre act of shamepathy; everyone else knows the rules of the game, and you're the one desperately trying to keep up, weirdo.
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Apr 7, 2011 18:49
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.
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Early on in Peep Show I think most people can relate to Mark as he's an ok person but a bit strange and since most people have some little quirk and Mark has so many of them there's bound to be overlap. I recently watched through all of peep show and the problem is that steadily, peaking around s4/s5 these things escalate to a ridiculous level and at the same time the characters become such awful, nasty people that I can't really find it that funny because there's almost nothing redeemable about either of them as people.
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Bitching about Big Brother is all well and good but it's one of the very few British shows that always gets it's own thread here, so I imagine it's even got some Goon appeal. Speaking of the mentally ill, has anyone been watching the James Cracknell things on Discovery? I can't even understand how a man can be so driven that it's unhealthy for him. He qualified for the British Duathlon Team and did the Marines Assault Course (which I'm told takes 9 months to train up to) just as part of his training to run marathons in Africa for a week. Then he decided to run, cycle, row and swim across America before a truck persuaded him otherwise. Today's episode has him running in the Arctic or somesuch, haven't watched yet. The guy should either get a knighthood or be locked up, I'm not sure which.
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Apr 7, 2011 22:15
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It takes a special kind of twat to make John Prescott seem agreeable.
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Apr 7, 2011 23:06
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Comedy Vehicle series 2, 4th May, 23:30, BBC 2
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That's quite the difference in timeslot compared to last series.
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Paperhouse posted:I am literally unironically happy that Big Brother will be coming back and will probably watch it a lot if there's anyone in it who takes my interest. Suck my dick. I was and I had a big post written out but both the thread here moved on and it seemed a bit pointless to post it in it's own thing when it would be both of no interest to GBS and of little interest here. I'll see if I've saved the post (written as a .txt), though I've put a new HDD in my computer since. Also I wish I'd run a sweepstake on how long it would take since Dirty Des getting the rights to BB for it to appear in a puff piece in one of his papers, as apparently the Daily Star spent 300 words today on who they think will win Celebrity Big Brother (transmission date: August onwards).
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I wanted to see that thread so please do post And yay for Comedy Vehicle, why so loving late though?
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Algol Star posted:Early on in Peep Show I think most people can relate to Mark as he's an ok person but a bit strange and since most people have some little quirk and Mark has so many of them there's bound to be overlap. I recently watched through all of peep show and the problem is that steadily, peaking around s4/s5 these things escalate to a ridiculous level and at the same time the characters become such awful, nasty people that I can't really find it that funny because there's almost nothing redeemable about either of them as people. The problem with a show like that is that they eventually run out of everyday scenarios and the stories get more and more outlandish just to keep people interested. They probably shouldn't have brought it back after it was cancelled.
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I'd be happy with a final series where it ends with them hinting that Mark and Jez won't kill themselves. Also, jesus 2012 this week was so goddamn boring.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Also, jesus 2012 this week was so goddamn boring. I completely forgot about that because the first 2 episodes were boring as gently caress too. It's a bunch of characters with faults taken to an over the top degree given mundane tasks to run with a 2012 theme. You've got annoying airhead marketing woman; You've got retarded management man; You've got luvved up secretary, etc. The rest just blur into a haze. It's like these traits define who the characters are rather than simply being a part of who they are and it's really trite and boring to watch.
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Kin posted:I completely forgot about that because the first 2 episodes were boring as gently caress too. It's a bunch of characters with faults taken to an over the top degree given mundane tasks to run with a 2012 theme. Yeah, it's pretty dry. There's not really the sense of chaos you get with something like the Thick Of It which it would definitely benefit from.
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Best review of 2012 from the guardian I think said its obviously not very biting satire because seb coe wanted to be in it, and I don't recall politicians lining up to be in the thick of it.
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Metrication posted:Yeah, it's pretty dry. There's not really the sense of chaos you get with something like the Thick Of It which it would definitely benefit from. The thing about The Thick of It is that the characters have strong quirks, but those quirks come across as just part of their overall character which makes them feel more rounded, watchable and interesting. It also means they can do more as characters in the overall story rather than just their "schtick". 2012 feels like a minor evolution of a sketch show and it's a bit rubbish :/
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Padje posted:Comedy Vehicle series 2, 4th May, 23:30, BBC 2 Went to watch Herring do Christ on a Bike on tour last week - was pretty good and actually quite respectful to Christianity in a way.
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Apr 8, 2011 21:53
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The last episode of Friday Night Dinner is absolutely brilliant.
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Apr 8, 2011 22:54
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Probably more laughs in one episode of friday night dinner than what will be in the entire series of campus
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pisshead posted:The problem with a show like that is that they eventually run out of everyday scenarios and the stories get more and more outlandish just to keep people interested. They probably shouldn't have brought it back after it was cancelled. It was never cancelled.
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Apr 9, 2011 00:17
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A bit late to the table on this, I know, but that guy from News of the World on Ten O'Clock Live is an unscrupulous oval office of the worst order
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You know, it just occurred to me that there are so many well known faces in Donnie Darko. I've just picked up that his mum is Laura Roslin from BSG and that Seth Rogen is one of the delinquents. edit: I forgot how much of a drat good film that was and that it's almost 10 years old now. I saw that at the cinema in my first year of Uni. 
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